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Cooking and nutrition: Adapting a recipe

Adapting a basic biscuit recipe by adding or removing ingredients to make it suitable for a target audience.

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This unit requires pupils to prepare and cook biscuits. Therefore, all ingredients and equipment should be organised in advance, and access to a fridge and oven must be available.

Unit outcomes

  • Describe different types of biscuits, including their packaging, taste and texture.
  • Explain how biscuits are made for certain target audiences.
  • Order and follow a recipe, using the correct equipment for each step.
  • Prepare food safely and hygienically.
  • Explain how a biscuit is meant to look and how the ingredients and the shape improve the biscuit.
  • Design a biscuit for a target audience and adapt a recipe using the design ideas.
  • Choose ingredients for the new recipe, within a budget.
  • Evaluate biscuits using the design criteria and give feedback, suggesting improvements.

Suggested prior learning

Cooking and nutrition: Eating seasonally

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Lessons

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Lesson 1: Existing biscuits

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Lesson 2: Basic biscuits

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Lesson 3: Designing a biscuit

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Lesson 4: Testing a new recipe

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Lesson 5: Evaluating biscuits

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Key skills

Design

  • Noticing simple problems or
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Key knowledge

Design

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  • That a problem
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Key vocabulary

design criteria (Y2)

evaluation

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Cross-curricular opportunities

English: Spoken language.

Maths: Measurement.

Science: Working scientifically and States of matter.

PSHE: Economic well-being.

British values: Mutual respect.

 

 

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